How to Install and Uninstall etherwake Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "etherwake" package

This is a short guide on how to install etherwake on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                etherwake
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "etherwake" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall etherwake on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                etherwake
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the etherwake package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: etherwake
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 51
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Pierre Blanc
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.09-4
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: wakeonlan
Filename: pool/universe/e/etherwake/etherwake_1.09-4_amd64.deb
Size: 9338
MD5sum: 5fec78a720d7226501ca76bbf78e6a64
SHA1: 765cc08bf48b0f53a2b20aa7f2b3d82a0304dde8
SHA256: 0f1c3c0910923f8b63c802338c33ac25701a16fb7a12a3866f375cfeacd2586a
Description-en: tool to send magic Wake-on-LAN packets
WOL (Wake-on-LAN) is a standard that allows you to turn on a computer
over an Ethernet connection. Computers with WOL-enabled network
interface cards can be woken from sleep mode, or powered up from
standby via a BIOS feature.
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One feature that separates etherwake from other implementations is that
it also supports WOL passwords.
Description-md5: 0406d33be6700e53b2f3c93ea70d5721
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu